Momma do you remember the day I was born <br /> <br />late in December when winter <br /> <br />takes away the warm <br /> <br />Momma do you remember <br /> <br />Momma do you remember <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Momma do you remember when I was in my teens <br /> <br />with long curly hair <br /> <br />and bell bottom jeans <br /> <br />Momma do you remember <br /> <br />Momma do you remember <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Momma it wasn't long ago <br /> <br />you where working in your yard <br /> <br />planting fresh flowers <br /> <br />you use to work so hard <br /> <br />now you can't make your flowers grow <br /> <br />OH no Oh no <br /> <br />Momma do you remember <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Momma do you remember the day I was wed <br /> <br />let no man put asunder <br /> <br />is what the preacher said <br /> <br />Momma do you remember <br /> <br />Momma do you remember <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Momma do you remember my one and only son <br /> <br />born one day after your birthday <br /> <br />that's when his life begun <br /> <br />Momma do you remember <br /> <br />Momma do you remember <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Momma do you remember, Me? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I wrote this about a year before my Mom died of Alzheimer's <br /> <br />wondering I guess what might jog her memory when she forgot me <br /> <br />thinking if I reminded her of important things in my life that are considered mile stones of my life. <br /> <br />My Mom passed in July 2011 not knowing me. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />© 2012 Marcus Goodman<br /><br />Marcus Goodman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/momma-do-you-remember/
